Head of Architecture- Cloud, Platform & Infrastructure - 6m secondment

As the Head of Architecture, you will shape and lead the architectural vision for your technology domain, ensuring scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions that align with business goals. Reporting to the Director of Architecture, you will lead a team of architects, champion architectural governance, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to drive strategic outcomes

What you will be doing

Architecture Strategy & Vision:

• Define and execute an architectural strategy aligned with business goals and technological innovation.
• Lead architectural governance processes and ensure adherence to enterprise-wide standards and principles.
• Translate complex business objectives into clear, actionable technical strategies.
• Continued support of the team to deliver business roadmaps aligned to your Domains.

Technical & Architectural Expertise:

• Guide teams in designing scalable and secure systems aligned with architectural best practices.
• Create and maintain architectural blueprints and standards across your domain.
• Lead architectural decision-making for high-performance, complex platforms.

Leadership and Collaboration:

• Build and mentor a high-performing architecture team, fostering a collaborative and forward-thinking culture.
• Provide strategic coaching and development opportunities to architects and engineers.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to ensure alignment and support for architecture initiatives.

Values & Behaviours:

• Act as a role model for organizational values and behaviors.
• Champion a culture of collaboration, innovation, adaptability, and continuous improvement.

Who we are looking for

We are committed to responsible gambling, and we are looking for people who can support our ethos. To apply to this post, you will have:

• Significant leadership experience in enterprise architecture, preferably in regulated, high-scale industries (e.g., fintech, gaming, gambling).
• Proven success in cloud-native solution design and platform modernization.
• Experience in agile environments with matrixed cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated history of delivering secure and scalable architecture.

Technical Knowledge

• Architecture & Design: Strong understanding of architectural styles, design patterns, and OOP principles.
• Cloud: Deep knowledge of multi-cloud (especially AWS) environments, observability practices, and migration strategies.
• Integration: Experience with microservices, event-driven architecture, messaging systems (e.g., pub/sub, queues).
• Scale & Performance: Expertise in building systems that meet demanding non-functional requirements (NFRs).
• Strategy & Governance: Ability to define standards, roadmaps, and track emerging technologies for strategic alignment.

Leadership Skills

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop a forward-looking architecture vision aligned with business goals.
• Architectural Leadership: Skilled in leading architecture across software, cloud, infrastructure, and data domains.
• People Development: Proven experience mentoring and growing technical teams.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Strong communicator who can influence across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Change Management: Experienced in driving transformation and embedding new ways of working.

What we offer:

Our roles offer more than just a job, you'll become part of the evoke family! We have created an environment where our people can thrive. Check out some of the fantastic benefits on offer:

• Family Support Industry-leading maternity and paternity leave and paid time off if you have caring responsibilities.
• Perks and discounts- Discounts at a range of high-street retailers
• Financial compensation, pension, and bonus schemes.
• Health & wellbeing Tools and services to help support your well-being, including support with mental health and financial education. You will also have access to gym discounts and our cycle to work scheme.
• Hybrid working Our employees can work from home up to 80% of the time with 20% of office time built in to ensure we get some face-to-face collaborative team time - and the chance for a coffee and a catch-up!

More about evoke:

We're a business that embraces change and progress. The power behind big name brands William Hill, 888 and Mr Green, evoke is the new name for 888 Holdings. Marking a new sense of purpose, direction and ambition for the business, there couldn't be a more exciting time to join us as we accelerate our journey to bring even greater delight to our customers with world-class betting and gaming experiences. That's the future. That's evoke.

At evoke, you'll benefit from flexibility and a culture built on trust. We'll give you the space to be yourself and the tools you need to protect our customers while they play. We'll invest in your future to help you develop your unique strengths and build a career that's right for you.

Apply:

At evoke, we prioritise diversity, equity, and inclusion for the benefit of our company, employees, and communities. We foster a welcoming and safe workplace that values all forms of diversity and provides opportunities for growth.

Sound good? Then you belong at our place! The first step in the recruitment process is kickstarting your application, followed by an initial screening call and an interview stage.

Apply today to kickstart your application with the evoke Family!